Guardsman Collection

The Night Watch, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642. The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, changing sentry duty in the snow. Date: circa 1890s

The Guard Who Dropped It
A humorous illustration showing a terrified guardsman who has dropped his rifle. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Guard wearing a bearskin hat at the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, London
Pageantry of guardsmen on parade at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II during the Celebrations in London

Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012, The Queens Birthday Parade, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace - Christmas card
Changing of the (Scots) Guards at Buckingham Palace - Christmas greetings card design by Harry Payne for Raphael Tuck & Sons. Date: circa 1908

Pipers of the 1st Scots Guards, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Pipers of the 1st Scots Guards, 1896. Pipe-Major Fraser flanked by Piper James Pourie (right) and Piper John Gordon (left). A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

UK, London, Horse Guards Parade, Guardsman

The Coldstream Guards Changing Guard at St James, 1905 circa (oil on board)
5920014 The Coldstream Guards Changing Guard at St James, 1905 circa (oil on board) by Payne, Harry (1858-1927); National Army Museum

Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Artist: Belousov, Lev Alexandrovich (1806-1864)
Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Private Collection

The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas)
989239 The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 132.4x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Palace Guard. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935). Oil on canvas

Guardsmen marching at the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, London
Pageantry of guardsmen marching and on parade at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II during the Celebrations in London

Tommy Guardsman in full war-paint 1914
A Guardsman ready to take his place in the firing - line. The field service kit of the British infantryman in detail, with diagram. Date: 1914

The Coldstream Guards (colour litho)
3095831 The Coldstream Guards (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coldstream Guards. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Ensign of the Grenadier Guards, 1844. Note the grenades on the guardsmens collars and belts. From Costumes of the British Army, published by R Ackermann, 1844

Drinking / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper and his friends get drunk on Easter Monday

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542981 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: National Guardsman does not fancy the delicacy the street vendor is offering - dog offal)

London street scenes
863262 London street scenes; (add.info.: London street scenes. Postman delivering letters: Fireman fighting a fire: Railway Porter with trolley of luggage: Policeman on crowd duty)

English military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8
FLO4624769 English military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8, grenadier 9, and officer 10

Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France
FLO4573074 Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542971 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: National Guardsman on the city ramparts hoping the incoming shell will not land in his cooking pot)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542966 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: French National Guardsman on the front line doing his washing in the river)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542969 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: Hungry French National Guardsman thinks of a good use of the Fat Lady's calf - a good stew)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542964 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: Farewell between a National Guardsman and his sweetheart who is wearing a Red Cross armband)

Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779

Plate 10 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Plate 10 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783

C'est une horreur! Je suis fonctionnaire Danois! --Plaignez vous donc! Nous faisons notre... 1864. Creator: Cham
C'est une horreur! Je suis fonctionnaire Danois! --Plaignez vous donc! Nous faisons notre possible pour vous faire avancer, 1864

The Night Watch, 1779. Creators: Jacob Cats, Gerrit Lundens
The Night Watch, 1779. The corporalship of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch, known as the Night Watch

Gates of the King's Palace, Naples, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Gates of the King's Palace, Naples, 1860. This Royal palace was begun in 1600, by the command of Philip III. in the viceroyalty of the Count de Lemos, from the designs of Domenico Fontana

The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Undress, Private; Undress, Officer; Full Dress, Officer; Full Dress, Private; Undress

Changing of the Guard, 20th century. Artist: Raoul Dufy
Changing of the Guard, 20th century

Guards of a Camp. Creator: Anon
Guards of a Camp, unknown date

Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C

Two guards of King Louis Napoleon with turbans, 1807. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Two guards of King Louis Napoleon with turbans, 1807

Grenadier of the Guard of his Exellence of the Grand Pensionary, 1806. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Grenadier of the Guard of his Exellence of the Grand Pensionary, 1806

Grenadier Officer and the municipality of the Livonian Guard, 1806. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Grenadier Officer and the municipality of the Livonian Guard of the Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic, 1806

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company, 1637. Other Title(s): Officers and other Guardsmen of the XIth District of Amsterdam

A Group of Guardsmen, 1529, 1529. Creator: Dirck Jacobsz
A Group of Guardsmen, 1529, 1529. Other Title(s): A Group of Guardsmen, 1529

Ceremony of Placing the Guards Crimean Colours in the Chapel of the Wellington Barracks, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of Placing the Guards Crimean Colours in the Chapel of the Wellington Barracks, [London], 1857. A special guard was...formed on the parade...with the six colours

The Night Watch, 1642. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642. Other Title(s): Officers and other civic guardsmen of District II in Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch

Uniform of the Rotterdam Society of Arms Trade of Palmboom, 1787. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
Uniform of the Rotterdam Society of Arms Trade of Palmboom, 1787

Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IIIrd District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Creator
Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IIIrd District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Allaert Cloeck and Lieutenant Lucas Jacobsz Rotgans, 1632

The Company of Captain Pieter Dircksz Hasselaer and Lieutenant Jan Gerritsz Hooft, Amsterdam, c.1595-c.1605

Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IIIrd District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Creators
Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IIIrd District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Jacob Gerritsz Hoyngh and Lieutenant Nanningh Florisz Cloeck, 1616

Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IVth District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain J Creator
Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IVth District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Jan Claesz van Vlooswijck and Lieutenant Gerrit Hudde, 1642

Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the XIX District of Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Co Creator
Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the XIX District of Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Cornelis Bicker and Lieutenant Frederick van Banchem, waiting to welcome Marie de Medicis

Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Corne Creator
Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz, 1642

Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of District XVIII in Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Albe Creator
Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of District XVIII in Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Albert Dircksz Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Pietersz Conijn, 1645

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"Guardsman: A Symbol of Tradition and Honor" The Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, spreading joy and warmth during the festive season. "The Guard Who Dropped It": An amusing tale from the life of a dedicated guardsman, reminding us that even the most disciplined can have their moments. Witnessing history unfold: A guardsman wearing a bearskin hat at the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in London, standing tall as a symbol of loyalty to the crown. Soldiers at Trooping the Colour 2012: The Queen's Birthday Parade showcases the impeccable precision and unity displayed by these esteemed guardsmen at Horse Guards, Whitehall. Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace - Christmas card edition: Capturing this iconic ceremony in all its regal splendor, where tradition meets holiday cheer. Pipers of the 1st Scots Guards, 1896: This captivating artwork by Gregory & Co immortalizes these brave musicians who add an enchanting melody to military proceedings. UK, London, Horse Guards Parade: A breathtaking sight as guardsmen stand resolute against a backdrop that echoes with centuries-old traditions and historical significance. The Coldstream Guards Changing Guard at St James, 1905 circa (oil on board): An artistic masterpiece capturing one moment frozen in time – showcasing dedication through brushstrokes. Echoes from centuries past: Rembrandt's "The Night Watch, " though not directly related to guardsmen but reminiscent of their unwavering commitment to protect society even under darkness' cloak. Ensign of Grenadier Guards, 1844: This flag represents more than just cloth; it embodies bravery and valor exhibited by those who proudly serve their country under its colors. Queens Guard wearing busby guarding St James Palace: Standing firm outside this historic palace gates is a guardsman, representing the epitome of duty and vigilance.